Basis for Supporting Alternative Education Institutions in Incheon Established... Ordinance Passed by City Council Education Committee

Grounds will be established to support alternative education institutions registered by the Superintendent of Education in the Incheon area.

According to the Incheon City Council on the 24th, the "Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education Alternative Education Institution Support Ordinance," which was proposed by Education Committee member Lim Ji-hoon (Democratic Party of Korea·Bupyeong 5), passed the 291st regular session Education Committee on the 22nd.

The ordinance was prepared to guarantee equal learning rights to students of alternative education institutions by supporting alternative education institutions registered with the Superintendent of Education. The ordinance aligns the definitions of alternative education and alternative education institutions with the "Act on Alternative Education Institutions," which came into effect in January 2022, and specifies necessary matters for supporting alternative education institutions to ensure the right to education for students of alternative education institutions.

The purpose of enacting the Alternative Education Institution Support Ordinance, the responsibilities of the Superintendent of Education, the establishment and implementation of support plans for alternative education institutions, financial support for alternative education institutions including meal expenses, and the rights and conveniences related to students' use of public facilities are included.

Lim Ji-hoon, Incheon City Council Member [Photo by Incheon City Council]

Assemblyman Lim said, "Once the ordinance is enacted, the Office of Education will be able to systematically support meal expenses and costs necessary for operating educational programs for alternative education institutions," adding, "We expect an enhancement of educational rights tailored to the aptitudes and talents of students in alternative education institutions."

The ordinance is scheduled to be finally approved at the plenary session on the 14th of next month.

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